Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-04

DEPARTMENF ENOAMPMENT.
A Grand q. A. m. Eneamument MT
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Alive with Vets
eraRs-NeW Haveners Present-many
Prominent Omeera-Satfsfactory re-
ports-The Years ShOvv1ns-A Grand
Banquet.
NORWICH, Feb. 8.
Especial to the JOURNAL AND OeuRIER.I
All the trains centering here to-day
brought large numbers of Grand Army vet
Grams from all sections of the State to attend
the department eneampment From New
Haven on the train arriving about noon came
delegations from the three New Haven posts
as follows: Admiral Foote post command
ers, w. F. Smith, Fred q. Waldron, D. w.
Sharpe and Clark Peck. Delegates, J. N. Coe,
commander; E. E. Tisdale, junior vice CON-
mander; w. e. Morgan, adjutant; N. I.
Strickland, officer of the day; F. N. Love
joy, L. D. White, n. @. Higgins, Charles
Rawling, w. H. Boynton, Chief of Police G.
F. Bollman, Selectman George n. White,
Edward Wines, A. D. Baldwin, o. l. Wood
ford and A. II. Buckingham.
Henry G. Merwin post-Post commander,
William Gleason; commander, Ralph
Wright: Samuel McCarren, Robert g. Pat
and George w. Potter.
Past commanders-F. 81. sWaldron, d. w.
Sharpe, W. F. Smith, CLARK Peck.
Delegates-J. N. Coe, commander. E. E.
Tisdale, j. V; W. E. Morgan, adiutant; N.
l. Strickland, F. NJ. Lovejoy, L. D. White,
f. c. Higgins, c. Rawlings, w. H. Bough-
ton, G. f. Bollman, Ed Wines, A. D. Bald
win, o. 1. Woodford. A. H. Buckingham,
weigand Schlein, William Gleason, Ralph
Wright, P c.; Samuel McCarren, Robert G..
Patterson. John J. Brennan, Daniel g. Burke,
George w. Potter.
Won Steinwehr post-Wiegand Schlein.
The headquarters of the New Haven dele
CATION are at the Wauregan House, where most
of the delegates are quartered. The hotel is
crowded to its utmost capacity and two and
three beds in a room are the order for the
night, SO great is the rush for accommoda-
lions.
The encampment was called to order ut 2
O'Clock in Steiners Hall by Department Com
mandar John T. Crazy, of Norwich. The roll
call revealed the fact that all the officers
were in their respective positions, and that
nearly every post in the State YVES repre-
scented.
in-chief of the Grand Army, accompanied by
Judge Advocate General Taintor and other
members of the staff arrived this afternoon,
and on entering the hall received perfect
ovation General Fairchild was escorted to
the platform and made brief address to the
comrades.
The afternoon session was principally de-
voted to routine business which consisted in
reading reports of the officers, the introduce
ton of new business and referring the same
to appropriate committees.
The department commander in his report
congratulated the assembly on the continued
prosperity of the department. in all its
and 5,246 comrades. There are now Sc
posts with 1904 comrades, net gain of 5
posts and 658 comrades. The policy had
been not to create new posts where the old
ones were sufficient, but in new territory.
Charters had been refused in a few cases for
that reason. All the new posts promised
to be valuable additions to the department.
The drain on the membership by suspen-
sons should be restrained as far as possible
by proper enquiry into the cases and the re-
mission of dues where proper. TIE report
adds: "The reports of post and relief funds
are very gratifying indeed; the increase in
the aggregate amount of post funds being
nearly $4,000 or about II per cent, while the
gain in aggregate amount of relief funds is
nearly $40, 1000 or % per cent. This is ex-
elusive of the amount realized by post 30
from its very successful fair" Appropriate
mention is made of the revised catalogue of
Connecticut volunteers which is now about
half completed; and of the new
hospital board of which comrades
Beers, Dickinson and Sloat are members, and
which is now making an investigation of
the management of the Fitch's Home. A
visit to Fitch's Home December 23d is de-
scribed, mention made of the national en-
campment at San Francisco, Inspections,
Memorial day services, the Women's Relief
corps and other matters of note receive at
tention.
The assistant adjutant generals report
gives the following figures:
REHABILITATION.
Number in good standing Dec. 81, 1885,. 5,246
Gained by muster during 1886 905
Gained by transfer during 1881. 119
Gained by reinstatement during 1885,. 2S7
Total gain. 1,251
Aggregate. ....... .... 64s7
Loss by death during 1885 80. -: "a
Loss BY honorable discharge during 1886 1s
Loss by transfer during 1885. 1872
Loss by suspension during 1886. .--....... 1853
Loss by delinquent reports during 1886,
post No. 0..---.,-..--.-......-...
In good standing Dec. 81, 1886. 5,oo4
Per cent. of net gain ..-....... 1915
Total number remaining suspended Dec.
Total number her dropped during 1855. 80
In the evening there was grand banquet
at Breeds Hall in honor of the department
rendered by Sedgwick post.